World Market moved and is no longer a 2 minute drive from my house. It’s now 6 minutes. I’m furious.

The website for preordering my book is acting up. And being a straight up b*tch. It may actually be pay pal, not the website. But let’s not name names. If you’ve ordered since December and gotten the confirmation, we’ve gotten your order and expect to begin mailing them at some point in March (one month early!). If you’ve tried to order recently and got an error message, please bear with us, and we’ll tell you again in a few weeks when pre-orders can be placed again. We will keep pre-ordering open up until the book is available on Amazon and elsewhere in late April this year. Thanks for your patience! I’m not exactly patient, so your patience calms me down.

Not gonna lie, it took me about a month to figure out how to eject a disc out of my Mac. Seriously. And I figured it out on accident. I’m an idiot.

I love girls nights. Watching The Bachelor with 4 other women, while we all gossip and eat, is awesome. Just a fact of life.

5280 Restaurant Week is coming up here in Colorado. You know what that means?! Wasting lots of money I don’t have at restaurants I could have never afforded before 5280 was invented. If you don’t know what that means, it means there is a huge list of restaurants you can choose from and get a 3 course meal for only $26.40. It’s pretty rad. But that kind of adds up. Pretty sure I haven’t reservations at 4 of these restaurants. #damnmylackofrestaurantselfcontrol

Beyonce’s performance at the Super Bowl was by far my favorite thing of the entire month of February. I had no clue she was performing until the Super Bowl started, and then I was glued to the screen. They should have Beyonce perform every year, that way I would actually watch the game. Seriously though, I LOVE Beyonce. Like, I would LOVE to be her. I wish I were kidding. I really do.

I have a stomach ache. I think my wine consumption is catching up to me.

On a regular basis, I get annoyed with people’s ab pictures on instagram. We get it. You have an incredibly lean stomach. That’s great. But when I’m scrolling through my instagram follower’s pictures and am greeted by a bathroom pic after 13 beautiful food pictures, I’m instantly annoyed. If I wanted to see your abs, I would be sleeping with you. Just a fact, people. Please keep half naked pictures to yourself. Or sext it to a person you’re into. Duh.

That’s all I got for you. Mostly because I’m just day dreaming about what I have brewing in my crockpot for you guys tomorrow…just you wait!!

OMG I ALMOST FORGOT TO TELL YOU. I was incredibly excited to find out that I was voted ‘Best Treat Recipe-Online’ for my Sweet Potato Brownies, and ‘Top Rated Food-Centered Blog’ by Paleo Magazine. Thanks to all your amazing votes, I made it in the magazine!! Pretty cool. Hopefully my cookbooks can make it in the magazine next year! Fingers crossed!

Place soft sweet potato and banana in the food processor and puree. Then add chai tea herbs from two bags (discarding the chai bags), pecans, flaxseed meal, baking soda and powder, and cinnamon. Puree until completely broken down and smooth.

MUFFINS! True story: I was sickly this weekend and the only thing in the whole world that sounded good to me was your apple cinnamon muffins. I ate 5 of them. In one day. While watching an entire season of Parenthood.

Get I get a hell yeah for the Destiny’s Child reunion too! Damn I love Beyonce. I was a little sad that Jay-Z didn’t make the guest appearance I was hoping he would, but the Destiny’s Child one was pretty good.

I left out sweetener by accident and they were still good. I would definitely add sweetener next time, but they were still great to eat I did caloric information too and without sweetener or calorie free sweetener, each muffin would have 116 calories (making 12 muffins).

Re #5: When my girlfriend got her first Mac, it took us forever to figure out how to install a program…because we didn’t understand “drag the pictures together” instructions. Some text that said, “no, seriously, just click on the picture.” would have been helpful! yeesh.

cubacuba, it’s one of my top favorite, and you can stay pretty paleo there. zengo, it’s stupid delicious. and i’m not sure, but i’m going to go with prime steakhouse just because i’m going there soon, mostly because they have flourless chocolate cake. want. hope that helps!

1. You are freakin hillarious! 2. I’m sick of people posting Ab pics of me acting like they are their own!! Just kidding. I also get annoyed. 3. Beyonce, surprise to me as well and I loved it! 4. Thanks for making me laugh daily!:)

…and, Pay Pal did a royal job on me and I’ve given up. It was time to put in my newer credit card (the old one had expired) and when I bought something, things didn’t look right so I read all the fine print. Ends up they treated it like a debit card and not a credit card. Not knowing WTH would happen to (me) since I don’t have a debit card, I called them. # people later, and lots of time on the phone, they insisted that my bank had entered their code wrong and b/c it was the banks issue, they could do nothing whatsoever for me. I called my bank. Ends up, the way Pay Pal did it, it would have been considered a loan WITH INTEREST and, NO, the bank made NO MISTAKES. As proof to me, they had me check both my new and old card. Identical. So, not only did they screw up, they couldn’t fix the problem AND they blamed my bank. NO PAY PAL for me! Mistakes happen. Ignorance and lying about that ignorance is not what I care to deal with.

So, I am trying to figure out how to be a paleo-pescatarian, but I don’t like fish that much. It is going to be tough, but I think your site and recipes are going to be very helpful. So happy I found you!!!

I am going shopping so I can make these this weekend. Can’t wait to try them!!!

I’m SO excited to try these. I love making muffins/waffles on the weekend for a quick weekday morning breakfast but don’t like eating a whole bunch of nuts every day – this is a perfect alternative base. (p.s. – your pumpkin spice waffles are just about the best thing on the planet!)

Liar. You were so fun & hysterical! I wish we could have you on every week… whereby I’d promise not to talk about disgusting stuff on the regular.
Also, where’s the “winner’s list” for Paleo Mag – I’ve been looking for it for weeks!

Hey Juli,
I’m so happy for your awards in Paleo Mag…So well deserved! I also saw you were nominated for the Best Cooking Blog for the Homies! Way to go! We have become quite busy at mmm…COFFEE! and are looking to hire a couple of people , if you know of anybody looking for work in the world of paleo, please send them our way! Thanks! And, again, congrats! :)

congrats on your awards!! Re: #10.. my bf has informed me that any sext pictures sent to men will be shown to friends upon break up (if one occurs)…. soooo i recommend using snap chat just in case! haha

In the oven… Smell delicious! I used Good Earth chai cocao and addeda bit of unsweetened cocao powder… Will let you know how they turned out.
PS: I got 18 muffins using a level ice cream scoop per muffin… Hurray for leftovers :)

Okay – so I’m a little bummed. This is the first of your recipes that hasn’t turned out for me. The flavor is awesome, but they’re kind of like little souffles that rose & then fell (not that I’ve ever made a souffle before, but I’ve heard!) Any tips? Do you have an approximate measurement of the amount of sweet potato you put in – that was my only thought – too much moisture to stay risen & fluffy…or too little soda/powder? I’m willing to try again if you have any recs ’cause they’re yummy!

My dear heavens these are amaz-balls!! Mine came out a little soufflé type texture too (didn’t use flax meal but used coconut flour instead…and used 1/3 cup of it) but they didn’t fall. I also accidentally used 1tsp of baking soda instead of the 1/2 tsp the recipe called for. Have no idea if it helped or hurt?! Soo love your website and recipes! Keep up the good work and happy cooking! Ps- my husband asks me to make him your pumpkin waffles at least once a week and every weekend :)

Mine came out great. Next time, I plan on adding another bag of chai tea because I really like the flavor. I ate two of them for breakfast this morning plus breakfast sausage. I’m still feeling satiated and it’s after 11am.

Made these yesterday and they were amazing! Yeah, that’s “were” – past tense. When we got home from work we discovered that they’d been scarfed down by some combination of our two dogs and two cats! Our dogs are senior pooches, and have never stolen food from the counter. But, evidently, old dogs can learn new tricks. They obviously love your paleo goodies! :-) Will definitely be making these again (and locking them away).

Chai is my fav flavor! Made these with a bunch of canned pumpkin I had leftover (1.5 cups). I’m also having nut issues, so omitted the pecans and subbed 1/4 cup coconut flour. Used 2 tbsp maple syrup for the sweetener and omitted the crystals for the top (don’t have). Delish! Good point on waiting for them to cool – they get way better! I know because I ate 4 throughout the hot to cool process (all in the name of testing and perfecting!). Thanks for another great recipe!

I just made these tonight and they are awesome! I did take a short cut and shredded the sweet potato then cooked in a pan for 5-7 minutes in place of baking. I’m sure it changed the texture but everyone loved them. Thanks!

I made these the other day. By far a better recipe than most! Thank you. I have just converted to the Paleo Lifestyle and feel better than ever. I wanted to say I did not have Flax meal on hand so I substituted Almond Flour. I also used walnuts as I an not a big Pecan fan. They turned out so good!!!!! I have made 4 recipes of yours this week!! I will be purchasing your cookbook- as You have made life good tasting all over again!!!

I’m doing a Paleo challenge with some friends, and everyone at my Crossfit gyms recommended this site! I’m trying to get these muffins just right though. My batch tasted great, but they were gooy in the middle. Is it because I used flax seeds instead of flaxmeal?

These were delicious! Just one question… mine came out a little bit wet and I’m wondering if my sweet potato was larger than the one you used. How much does your sweet potato weigh when you make these?

These muffins were delish! However it took me a lot longer to cook my sweet potato than 20-25 minutes, maybe I needed to set my oven to 450 vs 405? I’m not sure. But will def have these again. I used agave nectar vs coconut nectar as that was what I had on hand, turned out great. The chai spice flavor came out so nicely!

II love your blogs, and your recipes! If I lived in Denver I would find you and become your friend, lol.

Mine were also not quite cooked through the middle so they were “wet” but I couldn’t cook them any longer because the tops would’ve burned :-( Any suggestions for getting them to set better? More baking powder or soda? They were delicious just the same!

I have made these twice in two different ovens, baking at 375 degrees between 20-22 minutes and both times they turned out black on the bottom and raw in the middle. I love the favour but the heat/timing on this is just not working for me. I may try again at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes but it’s a huge waste of ingredients to date as I’ve had to throw out both batches. :(

first off: your stuff is pretty awesome, and i make at least ONE of your (or caveman george’s) recipes every week. . . uhhh, probably more like 3 a week. I just made the grilled pineapple burger with the avocado cream for dinner and currently prepping these babies for morning rush this week!

second: your obsession with your food processor is killing me! I try to cook when the baby is sleeping because that’s when most business gets done here, BUT sheesh! I can’t be expected to use that thing for every thing I make! Kiddo will for sure have something to say about that. Plus, my food processor is dinky and it doesn’t chop unless I’m holding the button down. . . sometimes I use the baby bullet just because it will process while I walk away.

maybe I just seem to look at all the recipes with the food processor, OR maybe you really do have this love affair going on with this particular kitchen gadgetry. either way, just know that I “cheat” and mash that iz by hand (at least tonight I am)!
good work!

I’m with you – no one needs to see bathroom self portraits of abs…or anything else. Keep it off instagram. idiots.
If I put a pic of my abs on instagram a few things would happen. a) I would die of embarassment b) I would hope a friend would bitch slap me for doing something so stupid and c) I would then delete my account because clearly I shouldn’t have access to do such a stupid thing.

Im just starting the paleo because i have fibromyalgia and it is supposed to be good for pain relief? But I love sweets. I see that banana is in a lot of the recipes. I found out im alergic. Bummer. Any suggestions for replacing the bananas? Thanks for all the free recipes. making it easier to start!

Iused 2 sweet potatoes instead of a banana, no food processer had to use a blender. couldnt puree it because the potatoes were so thick. I had to add the liquid ingredients before anything else. It was still too thick so Ihad to add a little water until it would puree. They have been in the oven now for 50 minutes and only the top has crust. Still wet. What did I do wrong?

I made these this morning and they tasted great! But, like others above, mine rose then fell and were quite wet on the inside! I cooked them for 31 minutes and took them out because the tops were browning. Any tips on how to make them cook a little better?

Yikes – just put these in the oven before I realized that although the ingredients at the top said “a pinch of salt”, you didn’t include it in the actual instructions so I didn’t include it :( Hopefully they won’t be too bad!

So disappointed!!!
So I’ve made these muffins TWICE and they’ve turned out watery even though I’ve followed the instructions and read the recipe like a million times but they didn’t cook in time. I left them for 10 extra minutes, the toothpick came out clean so I took them out left them to cool, I just tried one and they were very unpleasant and soggy! :(
Not sure what I’ve done wrong!!!!

Maybe I did something wrong??? These muffins were not very good. I was sure I followed the directions exactly. I don’t care for them at all and they are more work then others that taste much better. I won’t be making them again. Not trying to be rude, just hope to save others the trouble.

I made these yesterday as I was looking for a recipe with sweet potato and banana as the base. In the oven they smelled absolutely amazing. I took them out and all of a sudden the tops flattened :(! I should have added a little coconut flour to thicken the batter up before I baked them. BUT! I’m definitely going to try this again. It would be great to see more recipes with sweet potato & banana!

Ah man. I was so excited about this recipe but my muffins came out like a soufflé. They rose then fell and are spongy inside. Maybe my baking soda/powder was at fault but I saw others had the same problem. Bummer. My fave sweet potato recipe is your chive bacon sweet potato biscuits! I never screw those up! :)

the kids and my pregnant self loved these. I doubled potato instead of banana, used tapioca starch instead of flax, doubled the cinnamon instead of chai, and did 1.5Tbs each of honey and molasses instead of coconut nectar. super good:) everything I’ve made from your site is very good and creative, much appreciation!